An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good Quotes

“But she had learned that it was smart not to reveal that all her senses were in full working order; instead, she allowed people to act in accordance with their own preconceptions. This was often a useful source of information, and Maud could form her own opinion of the person and the situation.”
― Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

“No,” she said again, just because it felt good to say no to this person”
― Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

“No,” she said again, just because it felt good to say no to this person.”
― Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

“It’s easy to criticize the patriarchy and the upper classes when you come from a privileged background and expect to inherit a fortune,”
― Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

“Freedom, no idle chatter, and no problems. Idle chatter and problems were the worst things she could think of.”
― Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

“No, this had nothing to do with surrogate grannies or sex. So what was going on?”
― Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

“Maud placed two small cartons of rollmops in the basket of her wheeled walker, followed by a larger pack of herring salad. They were soon joined by a Stilton cheese in a blue porcelain pot, a mature Gorgonzola, a piece of ripe Brie, a packet of salted crackers, an artisan loaf that was still warm, a bunch of grapes, fresh dates, a jar of fig preserves, two bottles of julmust (the traditional Christmas soft drink), a small pack of new potatoes from the Canaries, a few clementines, and a box of After Eight chocolate mints. She was very pleased to find a portion of Jansson's Temptation in the pre-prepared-foods section and quickly added it to her basket.”
― Helene Tursten, An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good